Johnny Manziel can be great in the NFL, but it will take a team willing to just let him be Johnny Football.

While they scrutinize his arm strength, everyone around the league expects to be dazzled by Manziel’s athleticism at the Scouting Combine in Indianapolis this weekend. The interview process that looks more into his football intelligence and non-football adventures will be just as interesting.

The three likeliest landing spots for Manziel are the Houston Texans at No. 1 overall, the Jacksonville Jaguars at No. 3 and Cleveland Browns at No. 4. Of those, the Texans have the offensive-minded coach in Bill O’Brien, but that may hurt Manziel.

“He can drive that type of coach crazy," the scout added. "I see him working better with a defensive-minded coach who’s not as concerned with Johnny fitting in a box.”

In a 2014 draft class deep on quarterbacks, Manziel stands out as the highest risk with highest reward. Fresno State’s Derek Carr looks “safer” with his size and arm. UCF's Blake Bortles and Louisville’s Teddy Bridgewater bring some of the same athleticism with less wild card to their games.

“There’s something for everybody in this class, and if you’re not comfortable with Manziel, it’s easier to pass on him,” the scout said.

It’s been natural to connect Manziel’s prospect to that of the undersized, mobile quarterback who just won the Super Bowl, Seattle’s Russell Wilson. It’s also smart for Manziel to say how Wilson “kicked the door wide open” for him.

But while that’s a convenient comparison, in reality, it’s more of a contrast.

“Russell has a different body type, and you can see it, the thickness of his lower body,” another AFC team scout says. “You can’t just group Johnny or any smaller quarterback with him. He also wasn’t a scrambling, read option guy. He’s more of a traditional, system passer who just happens to be really athletic.”

Manziel is more maverick than your usual top-of-the-board quarterback, and based on the NFL’s new love affair with the two-dimensional passer, he picked the right time to burst on the scene. Now he’ll have to find the right team to roll with.